Quote by Joseph Addison
That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? – Joseph Addison

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Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature. – Joseph Addison

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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures. – Joseph Addison

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Call no man your father upon the earth, for one is your Father, which is in heaven. – Bible

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The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. – Confucius

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What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father. – Mary Mapes Dodge

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Be kind to thy father, for when thou were young, who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, and joined in thy innocent glee. – Margaret Courtney

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